business district
Example Sentences
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Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and arms.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
He also said that no Israeli diplomatic personnel were in the consulate, which is located in Istanbul's main business district in the Besiktas area.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Part of Dallas’s problem is that the city never developed around a single, dense central business district in the way older Northeastern cities did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
At one point, Bass appeared to narrow his duties, telling reporters he would focus primarily on rebuilding the community’s historic business district and nearby public areas.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
To most people in Manson the biggest thing ever to happen was a tornado that rolled up Main Street in 1979, tearing apart the business district.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
